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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 22, 2019

The first post-qualifying fundraising reports are in for downticket Jacksonville races in the March elections, and some trends are familiar while others are exciting and new. [Note: coverage of mayoral race fundraising is here.] The races for Sheriff and Property Appraiser see Republican incumbents Mike Williams and Jerry Holland with daunting leads over Democratic challengers. Williams has over […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2018

With Jacksonville’s leading Republican officeholders all in for the Ron DeSantis campaign, October fundraising for their 2019 campaigns was on the back burner. And why not? Though Jacksonville has a Democratic plurality, and statewide candidates Bill Nelson, Andrew Gillum, and Nikki Fried all won here, local Republicans have no reason to doubt their ability to hold serve based on […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2018

District 1 Jacksonville City Councilwoman Joyce Morgan faces a former two-term Councilman, Bill Bishop, in her re-election bid. The binary campaign between the two is two months old, and a narrative is emerging that casts doubt on the ultimate utility of so-called “Bill-lievers.” Morgan, a Democrat representing the Arlington area, in September stretched her cash lead over the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Joyce Morgan faces a former two-term Councilman, Bill Bishop, in her re-election bid. After one month of running an active campaign, Morgan, a Democrat representing the Arlington area, has taken the cash lead over the stalled-out operation of Bishop, who is just three years removed from drawing nearly 20 percent citywide in the Mayor’s […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2018

Fundraising for Jacksonville City Council 2019 races is in full swing, and here’s a look at the landscape. Unmentioned races have no filed candidates at this writing. In Jacksonville City Council District 1, Democratic incumbent Joyce Morgan filed at the beginning of August, with no appreciable fundraising. Her sole opponent, Republican Bill Bishop, raised $4,400 in July […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2018

Jacksonville City Council candidate Bill Bishop dropped his at-large bid in favor of a district race last month. There seemed to be pragmatic reasons for the move; Bishop was losing in fundraising to fellow Republican Ron Salem. The race, in Arlington’s District 1, had no filed candidates (though all expectations are that incumbent Democrat and vice-chair of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2018

For at least the third time in three years, former Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Bishop has changed his electoral focus for the 2019 municipal election cycle. In 2015, Bishop vowed he would run for Mayor next year. A Republican, he endorsed Democrat Alvin Brown with the idea the seat would be open. By 2017, Bishop was in […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2018

May offered more of the same in the Jacksonville City Council at-large race to succeed termed-out Democrat John Crescimbeni. Namely, Republican Ron Salem continued his monetary domination of the field, which includes 2015 Republican mayoral hopeful Bill Bishop and Duval Democratic party official Darren Mason. Salem brought in $4,650 in May from nine donations, pushing him up over $156,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

When then-Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Bishop finished a strong third in the 2015 mayor’s race, the Republican vowed that he would run for Mayor again, before endorsing Democrat Alvin Brown over the eventual Republican winner, Lenny Curry. Both the early declaration of a mayoral re-do and the cross-party endorsement of Brown seemed like a safe bet at the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2018

Jacksonville City Council fundraising is picking up, less than a year before the March election. Below are ten insights (in no hierarchical order) into trends we are seeing in local races. —- Ron Salem holds serve: In the now-three-way race between Republicans Ron Salem and Bill Bishop and recently-filed Democrat Darren Mason in At Large […]

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Jacksonville local races start drawing attention — and dollars

October slump: Governor’s race chills local political fundraising in Jacksonville

Fundraising freefall continues for Jacksonville City Council hopeful Bill Bishop

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Joyce Morgan is establishment choice for re-election

July looks like previous months in Jacksonville City Council fundraising

Bill Bishop fundraising woes continue in Jacksonville City Council bid

Bill Bishop switches to district race for Jacksonville City Council; Joyce Morgan likely foe

Ron Salem maintains money edge in Jacksonville City Council bid

Bill Bishop continues to bellyflop in Jacksonville City Council race fundraising

Politics and checkbooks: Fundraising trends in Jax City Council races